Allen School News

Control-Alt-Hack is a computer security-themed card game designed to be entertaining, give a glimpse into white hat hacking, and highlight some of the more surprising aspects of computer security.  It targets kids age 14 and up.  It’s fun, and also educational / awareness-building.  The game designers – Tamara Denning, Tadayoshi Kohno, and Adam Shostack from UW CSE – are computer security experts, and took care to include as much juicy and accurate(ish) content as possible.  Game mechanics were provided by… Read more →

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The morning session at Thursday’s Washington Innovation Summit focused on “big data.”  It began with a keynote by Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith – a rousing call for greater focus on computer science education.  UW CSE’s Ed Lazowska then introduced the “big data” topic.  Lazowska then emceed a panel with Christian Chabot (CEO, Tableau Software), Mike Fridgen (CEO, UW CSE startup Decide.com), Cameron Myhrvold (Founding Partner, Ignition Partners), and UW CSE alum Ruben Ortega (Engineering Director, Google).  This was followed… Read more →

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Well, to the Kansas City Star, at least … “Online price changes are driven by software that enables retailers to react to competitors in real time and make personalized pitches to consumers based on their browsing and purchase histories.  Complex algorithms calculate factors such as inventory levels, how many sellers are carrying a product, how long it’s been on the market and when a new model is expected … “The good news is that consumers have a growing number of… Read more →

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Tom Daniel – UW professor of Biology and of Computer Science & Engineering, and Director of UW’s NSF Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE), has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  Tom joins CSE’s Susan Eggers and Ed Lazowska as AAAS Fellows. Congratulations Tom!… Read more →

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UW CSE Ph.D. alum Wen-Hann Wang and UW CSE professor David Wetherall have been named to the 2013 class of Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Wen-Hann, Vice President of Intel’s Software and Solutions Group, was recognized “for contributions to multi-level cache hierarchy and multiprocessor systems.” David, an expert in computer networking, was recognized “for contributions to the design of flexible, robust, and secure networks.” Congratulations to Wen-Hann and David!    (David is the thirteenth UW CSE faculty … Read more →

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David Pogue’s PBS NOVA Science NOW featured the work of UW CSE Ph.D. alum Adrien Treuille – now a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University – as the final segment of the episode “What Will the Future Be Like?” Watch this terrific 12-minute PBS NOVA Science NOW segment! There’s lot of other great Computer Science content in the full 52-minute show – watch the entire show here. (Last month, UW CSE professor Yoshi Kohn and his students were featured… Read more →

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“Every Black Friday, retailers lure shoppers in the cold, predawn hours to wait in long lines with the promise of one-day-only deals that can’t be beat. And every year, shoppers ask themselves, Is this really worth it?’ “The answer, it turns out, often is, ‘No.’ “An analysis by pricing research firm Decide Inc. and The Wall Street Journal of this year’s most-touted Black Friday deals found that many of the bargains advertised as ‘doorbusters’ were available at lower prices at… Read more →

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Jeannette Wing – head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University and former Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation for Computer and Information Science and Engineering – will move to Seattle on January 1 as Microsoft’s Vice President and Head of Microsoft Research International, reporting to Chief Research Officer Rick Rashid. Congratulations to MSR, and warm welcome to Jeannette! Read the Microsoft announcement here.… Read more →

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Nearly 50 UW CSE alums met Thursday evening at The Outlander in Fremont for happy hour.  Interested in future events?  Keep your eye on the UW CSE Facebook page or the UW CSE Alumni Facebook group!… Read more →

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In 2010, with leadership from Congressman Vernon Ehlers and Congressman Jared Polis, the US House of Representatives endorsed the week of Grace Hopper’s birthday (December 9, 1906) as Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) to recognize the critical role of computing in today’s society and the imperative to bolster computer science education at all levels.  UW CSE is an active participant! Join us for an Open House on Saturday December 8 from 1:00-3:30.  Participate in hands-on activities and research lab… Read more →

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